In Week 5 the Titans play host to the Browns, who finished 4-12 last season and have posted fewer than six wins for six straight years.

Here are three things you need to know about the Browns:

Brian Hoyer is intriguing. Johnny Manziel is obviously the hope for the future at quarterback, but there's no guarantee he'll start right away. Hoyer, an Ohio native, opened some eyes last year when he won three straight starts before suffering an ACL injury. He threw five touchdowns and three interceptions in that stretch, and he won't surrender easily to Manziel.

Josh Gordon's loss is huge. The NFL hasn't announced a length to the suspension for the Browns wide receiver, but he could be forced to sit out the whole year. That would be a crushing loss for an offense that struggled last year. Gordon was the lone ray of light, with 87 catches for 1,646 yards(18.9-yard average) and nine touchdowns.

The defense has potential. Cleveland's defense did some good things last year under current Titans defensive coordinator Ray Horton, finishing ninth-best in yards allowed. The Browns upgraded at linebacker by adding Karlos Dansby (and losing D'Qwell Jackson), and they managed to replace safety T.J. Ward with Donte Whitner. Cleveland used the eighth overall pick of the draft on talented cornerback Justin Gilbert.